Fishing Banana Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Banana Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The country here is northern bush. Around 18 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 3.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Head to Schreiber, 20 km away, for anything you forgot. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 149 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Banana Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Banana Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 16°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Banana Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Triangle Lake is 1.6 km distant. Nothing on Banana Lake should be assumed from this page alone.